爷爷
yéyeTraditional: 爷爷
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Translation
grandfather (paternal), grandpa
Word origin
A reduplication of 爷 (yé), originally a respectful term for an older man or father, with the doubled form fixed as the familiar word for one's paternal grandfather.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 爷 (yé, elder man) doubled
Stroke order
爷
爷
Examples
八。
My grandfather is eighty years old this year.
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Grandpa likes to grow flowers in the courtyard.
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At the weekend we go to visit grandpa.
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Grandpa told me many old stories.
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He looks a lot like his grandfather.
爷爷 (yé ye) is the word for one's paternal grandfather, the father's father. The maternal grandfather is instead called 外公 (wài gōng) or 姥爷 (lǎo ye).
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